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Difference Between Centralized and Distributed Database

Centralized databases contain a single database located at one location, making data management and backups easier but increasing failure risk. Distributed databases contain multiple database files across different locations, reducing failure risk and improving access speeds while making data synchronization and consistency more challenging. Examples include major banks using centralized databases and Google using a distributed Bigtable database.

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Difference Between Centralized and Distributed Database

Centralized databases contain a single database located at one location, making data management and backups easier but increasing failure risk. Distributed databases contain multiple database files across different locations, reducing failure risk and improving access speeds while making data synchronization and consistency more challenging. Examples include major banks using centralized databases and Google using a distributed Bigtable database.

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Difference between Centralized and Distributed Database

Centralized Database Distributed Database

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Definition Definition
 A centralized database is a type  A distributed database is a type
of database that contains a of database that contains two or
single database located at one more database files located at
location in the network. different locations in the
network.
Maintaining Data Maintaining Data
 Managing, updating and taking in  There are multiple database files
backups of data is easier in a in a distributed database, it
centralized database because requires time to synchronize
there is only one database file. data.

Assessing Data Assessing Data


 A centralized database requires  In a distributed database, the
time for accessing data because speed in accessing the data is
multiple users access the higher because the data is
database file. It has a high usage. retrieved from the nearest
database file.
Failure Failure
 In a centralized database, if the  In a distributed database, if one
database fails, the users do not database fails, the users can still
have access to a database. access other database files.

Data Consistency Data Consistency


 Centralized database has more  Distributed database can have
data consistency. It provides the data replications. Therefore,
complete view to the user. there can be some data
inconsistency.

Example Example
 Google: Use a DBMS called Bigtable.
 Some major banks do all their
processing on a mainframe, in some
cases in a different country.
 Clients may use several branches, and
online banking for transaction.

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